State of Oregon v. Bowen

854 F.2d 346 22 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 597, Medicare&Medicaid Gu 37,240 STATE OF OREGON, on Behalf of the OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services; Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon, Defendants-Appellees. No. 86-4369. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 5, 1988. Decided Aug. 18, 1988. Christine A. Chute, Asst. Atty. Gen. for the State of Or., Salem, Or. and Mark S. Windisch, Weissburg and Aronson, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., were on the brief and Margaret M. Manning (argued), Weissburg and Aronson, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. William J. McIntyre, Asst. Regional Counsel, Office of Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before HALL and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges, and KELLER, * District Judge. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 The Oregon Health Sciences University appeals the district court's refusal to review Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon's decision not to reopen reimbursement claims for…